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that are being focused on. From the assigned readings of Beowulf and after finishing the entire piece I found it stuck with its major theme in which we are given from the prologue of the story. From the start of the story we are able to identify with Scyld Scefing and his role as king and leader. Power plays a major role and theme throughout the entire story which allows the story to flow well and keep the theme strong and intriguing to the readers. I found that the major themes within this whole story

afterlife or lack thereof. Beowulf was brought up at a place where Pagan beliefs were dominant. Beowulf’s community believed that the soul was mortal and the only way a person could be immortal is being remembered by the people left behind. “After Scyld Scefing’s death, his thanes carried him down to the sea currents, outfitted his boat with all manner of riches, and then set it adrift.” (Savage, 169). These words reference a community that did not believe in life after death. The story uses “him”

The Lead of Beowulf Huy Ngo      Beowulf displays the qualities of a good leader that were mentioned in the speech given by Hrothgar. The speech speaking of the vices and virtues of great political leaders contains many of the same qualities that Beowulf embodies. His boastfulness, generosity and kindness are evidence that he is a good leader and provides for his people. Although the qualities he posses may not be the best-fit qualities of a common man, they are admirable

shoreline, gazing at the ship with sad faces. Their King’s days are over and it is his time to cross into the Lord’s keeping. Scyld Scefing is praised for being a great King for the Danes. He is famous for his accomplishments and being loyal to his people. In the prologue of Beowulf, Scyld Scefing origins, rise to power, and death stand out noticeably. The origins of Scyld Scefing is found in the prologue of Beowulf. The poem starts off as a grand epic of history, similar to that of the Old Testament

history of Scyld/Shield in the beginning of Beowulf? How is it connected to the rest of the poem? The epic poem of Beowulf begins with a description of the legendary King Scyld. The history of Scyld is used to foreshadow the story of Beowulf. King Scyld’s nation is saved by Beowulf’s heroic actions and Beowulf becomes a great King. We also witness both kings being honored by their people. The story of King Scyld’s kingdom sets up Beowulf’s primary battle in the poem. When King Scyld died, his son

Lord, God, and Almighty. For instance, chapter one states, “Later a young son was born to him in the court, God sent him for a comfort to the people../Wherefore the Lord of Life, the Ruler of Glory, gave him honour in the world.” Beowulf I, son of Scyld Scefing, is being portrayed as a holy and a spiritual human that was derived as a gift from the heavens of God. Furthermore, Beowulf I is symbolizing salvation to people in which they had lack leadership

Hrothgar, the great grandson of Scyld, is the future Danish king who builds a hall called Heort. The young king lavishes the friends of his father by “giving freely while his father lives“ as a form of sharing the wealth between the ruler and the subjects (Heaney, line 21). This is done

a legendary man named Scyld Scefing, whose strength was unparalleled. After the feast you head off and fall asleep only to wake up to your comrades being slaughtered and eaten, you try to scream but a claw snags your throat and you die. This is the setting for Beowulf an epic novel written hundreds of years ago. I would recommend this book for older audiences as their is a considerable amount of violence, however it has a good message. Beowulf begins with the tale of Scyld Scefing who is found on

death. In this warrior society death is seen as honorable. The one who has died has given the ultimate sacrifice, death, for their people. They may have followed their leader into battle and died or they may have died of old age as is the case with Scyld. This is confirmed later on when Beowulf is speaking Hrothgar on the death of his best thane. Beowulf states, "Wise sir, do not grieve. It is always better to avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning. For every one of us, living in this world means

Beowulf a New Telling by Robert Nye was very interesting but not altogether satisfactory and one of the very interesting parts was the memory that stirred in Grendel’s heart but one of the unsatisfactory parts was the ending and the conclusion I can draw about the features of the work is that Beowulf a New Telling by Robert Nye is a thrilling tale about Beowulf who is trying to rid the land of the Danes and the land of the Geats of evil. There were also many relationships between light and darkness